The spatial and temporal heterogeneity of macrophyte communities in thirty small, temporary ponds over a period of ten years

Ecography

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 765-775

  Jeffries, Michael ^a  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HETEROGENEITY; MACROPHYTE; METAPOPULATION; PLANT COMMUNITY; POND; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHUMBERLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 58549098540     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: 16000587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0906-7590.2008.05487.x     Document Type: Article

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